Country Colombia Status National Monument | Denomination Roman Catholic Church Opened 9 November 1916 | |
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Location Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca Dedication Holy Trinity
St. Anthony of Padua Consecrated November 19, 1916 (1916-11-19) | ||
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Spanish: Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad y San Antonio de Padua) also called Zipaquirá Cathedral is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated under the joint patronage of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony of Padua. It is located on the north side of the Comuneros Square, in the historic center of the city of Zipaquirá (Cundinamarca) in the South American country of Colombia.
Description
It is the main church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá. The church is better known simply as Diocesan Cathedral of Zipaquira to distinguish it from the Salt Cathedral, which is located in the same municipality, this being actually a parish church and a tourist site and not a bishopric.
The cathedral was designed by Fray Domingo de Petres (the same who designed the cathedrals of Bogotá and Santa Fé de Antioquia), its construction began in 1805 and took 111 years to finalize, until it was inaugurated and consecrated on November 19, 1916 by the Archbishop of Bogotá, Bernardo Herrera Restrepo. The historic Zipaquirá sector (including the cathedral), was declared a National Monument of Colombia by resolution 002 of 12 March 1982.